North Korea staged a massive rally and military parade on Saturday to mark the 105th anniversary of its national founder, Kim Il Sung. There weren’t any nuclear tests or ballistic missile launches to mark the day. But concerns the rising tensions could lead to a real conflict were on the minds of many Koreans on both sides of the Demilitarised Zone, reports AP.
In Pyongyang, An Yong Ae who marched in parade said: “We don’t care whether the situation is tense or not, we’ll definitely win because we’ve got our Marshal (Kim Jong UN). Our situation, our country's situation, doesn't depend on the regional situation. We'll win because we've got our Marshal. That's the kind of spirit I have when taking part in today's big event.”
In Seoul, South Korea, company employee, Kwon Soon-yong, 55, said: “We are in a situation where the South and North are confronting each other all the time... But our ultimate hope is that the peninsula becomes unified by all means.” College student Hong Dong-wan, 27, said: “I believe we have to strongly respond to North Korea's provocation.”
